‘Valley of Elah’ father dead at 60

‘Valley of Elah’ father dead at 60

By Joe Gould - Staff writer
Posted : Monday Dec 21, 2009 10:50:18 EST

His quest for the truth in his son’s murder at hands of his platoon mates revealed a deeper truth about the human cost of war and inspired the movie “In the Valley of Elah.”

Lanny Davis, a 60-year-old Vietnam veteran, died Dec. 13 after a two-month battle with lung cancer and a five-year battle over the death of his son, Spc. Richard Davis.

“Those are my two soldiers, they’ll always be,” his widow, Remy Davis, 60, said in a phone interview with Army Times. “They’ll be together.”

Richard Davis, 24, a member of the 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, disappeared after a night out with friends near Fort Benning, Ga.

His remains were found months later, revealing that he had been stabbed 33 times and his body burned.

Police said Davis’ friends attacked him because he had insulted a stripper and got them bounced from a strip club.
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